Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-01-21
OLD HORSE ADVERTISEMENTS

The following are further results of
examinations of files of papers in the
State library at Montpelier:
In the Vermont Republican for 1914
(vol. g G.. +. Holmes advertises under
date of Randolph, March 10, Henry Dun
das at Randolph and Braintrec; 1.-THE
same breed as formerly owned by c.
Lynde. Willamstown: owned by me last
season."
Young Cranberry. sired by the full
blooded horse Yankee, is advertised mt
Windsor.
The Pennsylvania horse Baronet, for
merlv kept in New York. is advertised to
stand at Windsor.
&. y. Brown of Pomfret advertises The
Black Pope, II hands and beautiful. to
stand at Woodstock.
Lance, and the Fields Horse from New
York are also announced.
The Vermont Centinel for 1907 to 1872
contains no advertisements, nor are there
any in 1871 or Is. In 1919 the celebra-
ted colts sired by the old Telescope are
advertised to be at Lewis IIigbces. st.
George, and the oldest, The Beautiful
Gray. at Burritt's Inn in Shclburn.
The Vermont Republican and American
Seaman, published at Windsor, has, in
| 1919. announcement of the Blazing Star
at Windsor.
Young Quicksilver is also announced
to be at lIartland and Cornish; 81 to s. ;
sired by the noted horse Quicksilver
owned by Mr.. Jonah Bellows, I'd, of
Walpole and foaled by the full-blooded
mare owned by S. Smith of Windsor :;
bay, l6 II hands, 1900 lbs. Z. Pike, Jr.,
is the advertiser. The same announce
ment appears again in 1920; also notice
of New Jersey colt.
In Spooner's Vermont journal Il. w.
Pitliin, under date April %, 1876, adver-
tiscs the elegant, full-bred imported horse
Figure, at Daniel Marsh's, Hartford at
81 to Sc. "F'igure is about l6 hands,
well proportioned; his points both in
carriage, shape and movement are almost
unequaled; color, bright bay"
True Figure is announced to be at
Woodstock by y. lIibbard; the full
bloOded horse Grand Turk at Samuel
Morgan's, Windsor; and in 1891. Cation
advertises the full-blooded horse Fan
thus, sired by Figure.
In the Montpelier Press of May, 1911,
Black Prince is advertised by Joshua
Pitkin of Marshfield at Plainfeld. Mont
peler and Marshtied; five years old
from noted Black Prince, Imported by
Capt. Ramsey of Han ford.
James Paddock of Barre advertses
The Bold Farmer at 50 to So; IL years
old; bred in Pennsylvania by c. Hart
sired by old Rockingham.
Figure, known by the name of the
Borden Horse, will stand, etc, at Col.
Moses Morse's in Montpelier village,
Michael lIammitt's in Montpelier, Elisha
Coburn's in Cabot and at Gilmore's on
Cabot Plains, at 81 80 and 81.
VIAL ALLEN.
CALAIS April q, ISL.
L. Whitney in 1871 advertses Roe
Buck at Montpelier and Berlin.
The same year &. f. Holmes of Ran
dolph adyertises Henry Dundas, bred
and formerly kept by Cornelius Lynde,
Esq, of Williamstown, at Randolph.
April Is, 1922, Jonathan Shepherd of
Montpelier advertises Olive Branch,
raised in Petersham, Mass, by Mr.. Lewis
Mac; near six years old, bay, large, sired
by the celebrated Virginia horse Diomede
from one of the best brood mares in the
county of Worcester. The same notice
appears again the next year.
boung Olive Branch is advertised in
1927 at Montpelier, and also Young Fig
ure. ''This horse will be kept by the
same person and at the same place as
last year" Moretown, May II, 1927.